whops 1 of 2

variants also whaps
plural of whop

whops

2 of 2

verb

variants or whaps
present tense third-person singular of whop
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for whops
Noun
  • Getty Images Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 265 pounds.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • In the wake of the divorce from Charles, Diana received a lump sum payment of 17 million pounds, with an additional 350,000 pounds annually to run her private office.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To accomplish this, Barton turned to the fundamental dance technique of spotting, where the dancer finds a focal point in front of them and whips their head around to hold that focus spot and keep themself centered.
    Oliver Sava, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Wind whips both the sound waves and temperatures around, so bring a blanket even if it’s not forecast to rain or hail.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Hart opted to rap his part, which delighted his ecstatic band-members, the reggae-rhythm providing a steady groove and allowing for Mayer and Anastasio to trade licks back-and-forth.
    Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Remind them their worth is non-negotiable When your child fails — gets cut from the team, bombs a test — remind them their value isn't up for debate.
    Jennifer Breheny Wallace, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Contempt often hides within sarcasm or ridicule.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Maddie hides her binging and purging from Deena and Jake, lying about being pregnant to distract her husband from what’s really going on.
    Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Babe’s brines and smokes Duroc ham and roasts the pork with Italian seasoning and onions.
    Carlos Frías, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Unfortunately, my partner smokes cigarettes at night.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Egyptian government considers the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group, but the United States does not.
    Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The clip runs for more than four minutes and starts with the employee, identified as Tikerra Hicks by FOX59, on the ground as a group of women surround her and rain down blows.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The two stars again exchanged a series of blows, ended by a hurricanrana and a Code Red from Cena.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Whops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whops. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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